Election Profile:
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At stake in this election:
- The office of President of Georgia
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Mikheil SAAKASHVILI
- Head of Government: President Vladimer GURGENIDZE
- Assembly: Georgia has a unicameral Supreme Council (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) with 225 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the Supreme Council (Sakartvelos Parlamenti) 225 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.***
*** Based on constitutional amendments, the next parliament will have 150 members. Of those 150 members, 100 will be elected by a proportional representation system nationally and 50 will be elected in multi-mandate constituencies.
Main Candidates in the Presidential race:
- Mikheil SAAKASHVILI
Party: National Movement - Levan GACHECHILADZE
Party: Non-partisan (was nominated by a coalition of opposition parties) - Shalva NATELASHVILI
Party: Labor Party - David GAMKRELIDZE
Party: New Right - Arkadi PATARKATSISHVILI
Party: N/A
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 4,646,003 (July 2007 est.)
- Registered Voters: 3,527,964 (January 2008 )
Last Updated on 02/22/2006
